Spacer for paving blocks



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Application hl m 26, 1921. Serial No. 487,580.

ing blocks.

The object of the invention is to provide a spacer of the above character which may be easily and quickly applied to a paving block of concrete, creosote, asphalt or the like, or

to a paving brick previous to the setting thereof for holding the same properly spaced for pouring or otherwise inserting a filler such as tar, sand or the like therebetween.

Other objects relating to details of construction will hereinafter appear.

The invention is exemplified in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spacer constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view illustrating a pair of spacers when applied to a paving block previous to the setting thereof,

Figure 3 is an end elevation of a section 80 of paving blocks after setting and illustrating the application of the present invention thereto.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, the spacer consists in a substantially U-shaped member 10 which may be formed of wire or other suitable material, referably of spring metal. Each of the liegs 11 of the U-shaped portion terminate in an eye 12 which is formed by bending the end por tion of each leg inwardly and then downwardly as shown. It will be observed that the eyes 12 are each disposed in a plane common to the plane in which the legs 11 are disposed and also the legs 11 are slightly bent toward each other. As shown in Figure 2 previous to the setting of the bricks a pair of the spacer members are positioned upon a paving block indicated by the reference numeral 13. The bridge portions of the 2 members extend across the bottom of the paving block, while the legs clampingly engage the sides thereof. It will be observed that the bridge portion of the spacer slightly exceeds in length the width of the paving as block as best shown in Figure 3, and that the protruding corner portions ll are in siibstan'tial, vertical a1igifr'nent with the ends 5 9f. he leg's lla Also as is seen by the drawings the legs 11 are of less length then the thickhes f the pa n block;

' .Inythe se '9 .l apresei ,invent e P erably a pair of spacers are positioned upon ap viii b ock. as hown in igur 2, a d then the blocks are set as illustrated iii Figure 3. The corner portions 14 project sufficiently to maintain the lower edges of the paving blocks in spaced relation and likewise the eyes 12 maintain the upper portions of the paving blocks in spaced relation. The spacers may of course be made suitable for the work in hand and it is to be understood that any suitable material may be used in the construction thereof. The spacers hold the paving blocks evenly spaced so that cement or a like filler may be poured therebetween for forming a solid paving construction.

I claim:

1. In combination with paving blocks, a spacer comprising a substantially U-shaped member having its leg portions slightly bent toward each other and adapted to receive a paving block therebetween and said member having its bridge portion adapted to extend from the paving block and thereby to provide spacer for said paving block upon opposing sides thereof.

2. A spacer for paving blocks consisting in a substantially U-shaped member having its leg portions slightly bent toward each other, and an enlargement formed upon the end of each leg portion.

3. A spacer for paving blocks consisting in a substantially U-shaped member having its leg portions slightly bent toward each other, and an eye formed upon the end of each leg portion, said eye being disposed in a plane similar to that of said leg portion.

at. In combination with paving blocks, a spacer comprising a substantially U-shaped member having its leg portions slightly bent toward each other and each leg portion terminating at its free end in an enlargement, said enlargement in each instance protruding from the leg portion so that the same is substantially in alignment with the associated bridge portion end of the spacer and thereby to cooperate with the bridge portion of the U-shaped member to serve for spacing said paving block.

5. A spacer for paving blocks consisting in a substantially U-shaped member having Mill its leg portions bent toward each other and adapted to receive between its leg portions a paving block, and each of said leg portions having an enlargement formed thereon, the outer edge of which is substantially in alignment With the associated end of the bridge portion of said spacer. V

6. A spacer for paving blocks consisting in a U-shaped member, the legs of which are adapted to receive a paving block therebetWeen, and the legs being of less length than the thickness of the paving block, and each leg having a protrusion thereon.

7'. A spacer for paving blocks consisting in a U-shaped member, the leg portions of which are slightly bent toward each other,

said leg portions being adapted to receive a paving block therebetween, and each leg portion having a protrusion formed therein which is substantially in alignment With the associated end of the bridge portion of said U-shaped member.

8. A spacer for paving blocks consisting in a substantially U-shaped member, the leg portions of which are adapted to receive a spacing block therebetween, said leg portions being of shorter length than the thickness of a paving block, and the bridge portion of the bridge member being of greater Width than the Width of the paving block WALLACE PERCY WHITNEY. 

